The RNU7-1 gene provides instructions for making one piece (subunit) of a group of proteins known as the U7 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) complex. In cells, the U7 snRNP complex plays an important role in processing molecules called messenger RNA (mRNA), which serve as the genetic blueprints for making proteins. The mRNA starts out as a molecule called pre-mRNA and must go through several processing steps before it is ready to make a protein. The U7 snRNP complex helps process pre-mRNA. Specifically, the U7 snRNP complex targets the pre-mRNA of proteins called histones. Histones are structural proteins that attach (bind) to DNA and are necessary for copying a cell’s DNA before the cell divides (a process known as DNA replication).
Other Names
AGS9; RF00066; RNA, small nuclear U7; RNA, small nuclear U7.1; RNA, U7 small nuclear; RNA, U7 small nuclear 1; RNU7; U7.1
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Identifiers
- NCBI Gene: 100147744
- OMIM: 617876
Source: MedlinePlus Genetics, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
